Magali Moffatt hauls gear during the grueling Grand Portage in northeastern Minnesota, during their cross-country canoe trip between Edmonton and Montreal.

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Benoit Gendreau-Berthiaume, Magali Moffatt and their son Mali cross the border of western Ontario and eastern Minnesota during their cross-country canoe trip between Edmonton and Montreal.

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Benoit Gendreau-Berthiaume takes a break during the grueling Grand Portage in northeastern Minnesota, during their cross-country canoe trip between Edmonton and Montreal.

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Benoit Gendreau-Berthiaume, Magali Moffatt and their son Mali before undertaking the grueling Grand Portage in northeastern Minnesota, during their cross-country canoe trip between Edmonton and Montreal